Event Information The Lee Trio

Featuring The Lee Trio with soprano Laura Strickling and Special Guests from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. They Chamber music and orchestral music enthusiasts in the North Shore region and beyond now have a rare opportunity to experience in person this world-renowned group. Enjoy an evening of chamber music, with Grammy-nominated soprano Laura Strickling and special guests from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, including celebrated violist Nicole Swanson and virtuoso clarinetist Jay Shankar!

They blessed CUW with a master class and concert in the Spring of 2023, and we are excited to welcome them back!

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

The Lee Trio

Since its critically acclaimed debut in 2002, The Lee Trio's "gripping immediacy and freshness" and "rich palette of tone colours" [The Strad] continue to move audiences and critics around the globe. In recent seasons, the Trio has given recitals and masterclasses in cities from Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, San Francisco, New York and Toronto to London, Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris and Kiev.

The Lee Trio is passionate about working with and performing the music of living composers. This concert will include works by two living composers, including a Midwest premiere performance and a World premiere performance!

Laura Strickling

Laura Strickling, two-time GRAMMY® award nominee for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album for 40@40 (2024) and Confessions (2022), is celebrated for her work performing and promoting new music, with an emphasis on new additions to the modern song canon. Her, “flexible voice, crystalline diction, and warm presence,” (New York Times) make her a welcome guest soloist for a range of opera, oratorio, concert, and chamber works, including many nationally- and internationally renowned symphony orchestras.

Nicole Swanson

Violist Nicole Swanson has enjoyed a multifaceted career in the performing arts and higher education. Highlights include Assistant Principal Violist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Symphony San Jose, Teaching Artist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Manager of Community Engagement Programs at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music, and viola faculty at the University of Minnesota. She has also performed at the Academy Awards Governors Ball and with the Black Eyed Peas on American Idol. Nicole recently launched Zircon Arts - an organization dedicated to progress at the intersection of the arts, education, public policy, and social justice.

Jay Shankar

Jay Shankar was recently appointed as the Assistant Principal/Second/and Eb Clarinet with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He was named the winner of the prestigious International Vandoren Competition and a semi-finalist at the International Crusell Competition in Finland, as the only American Clarinetist. Shankar is also an avid chamber musician, a frequent guest of world-class orchestras, and has performed as Principal Clarinetist in several world-renowned orchestras. Shankar received his Masters at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and Bachelors from The Peabody Conservatory at The Johns Hopkins University.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event is open to:
- Concordia Students
- Concordia Faculty/Staff
- Concordia Alumni
- Donors or Concordia supporters
- Industry Leaders or Professionals
- Governing or Elected Officials
- Church Groups
- Community Members

DETAILS & TICKETS

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General Admission: $25
CUW students, faculty and staff: $10